Qualifying starts today, so you’ll see a lot of these candidates who think they want to run for office now get to put their money where their mouth is. The retirement of US Representatives Rob Woodall (R-GA-07) and Tom Graves (R-GA-14) from Congress and US Representative Doug Collins (R-GA-09) challenging US Senator Kelly Loeffler (R)
It’s the 1st day of Qualifying Week in Georgia. It’s the 1st day to early vote in the Presidential Primary. And we are six days into Lent. Blessings on us all. ‘I might vote for him’: how Bloomberg is courting Georgia’s liberals Some pilots are lobbying to have north Georgia’s Lake Lanier opened to seaplanes.
Early voting for the Presidential Preference Primary begins tomorrow, Monday, March 2. While President Donald Trump is the only name appearing on the Republican ballot, you will have a choice if you pull a Democratic ballot. Polls show former Vice-President Joe Biden leading on the Democratic side, but Bernie Sanders and Mike Bloomberg expect to
Tomorrow, Monday, March 2 starts a busy week of qualifying across the State of Georgia. It appears that Rep. Doug Collins is putting to bed any rumors of him not qualifying for the United States Senate jungle primary election. He is slated to qualify in the morning. From a press release: Congressman Doug Collins will
From a press release: Atlanta, GA – Today Governor Brian P. Kemp announced a coronavirus task force to assess Georgia’s preparations and procedures for preventing, identifying, and – if needed – addressing cases of COVID-19. Governor Kemp made this announcement following a morning call with Vice President Mike Pence about the Trump Administration’s efforts to
Who can relate? (Hey, lookin’ at you, South Georgia.) RIP Father of all the Lego people. Has it really been 5 years? November Christmas comes early. “Winner” of Marketing 101 contest. It’s like Valentine’s Day, but in cold, cold space. Bad form. Chrome’s bright, shiny bug. The Fun Police strike again.
It seems pretty straightforward: University System of Georgia institutions ought to serve Georgians before all others. Sen. Brandon Beach is hoping to make Georgia’s schools go further in doing so with SB 282. It would require 90% of early admissions spots being reserved for Georgia students. And I support that–but with a major “however”. While
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced that the Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit working with local District Attorneys, local law enforcement and the GBI continue to aggressively prosecute both buyers and traffickers. Recent prosecutions in four judicial circuits around the state have resulted in Grand Jury indictments of those individuals involved in the human trafficking trade.
How about some non-Coronavirus-related news? (Okay, spoiler. There’s one in here, but it’s otherwise a clean set of Morning Reads) Peaches Farmer: “Am I pleased it took this long? No.” Meanwhile, the CDC reports they have a higher risk for suicide. Kemp talks Coronavirus. Expungement on felony records back on table. They’re predicting Coronavirus will
Good morning. Lent begins today for those of us that follow that faith tradition. Of course, that means someone in your office has likely given up coffee, and someone else has probably given up chocolate. As you’re now pondering whether or not to call in sick for the next 40 straight days, I’ll pivot to
